 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
If it is admitted that a condition of rational doubt would be desirable, it becomes important to inquire how it comes about that there is so much irrational certainty in the world. A great deal of this is due to the inherent irrationality and credulity of average human nature. But this seed of intellectual original sin is nourished and fostered by other agencies, among which three play the chief part - namely, education, propaganda, and economic pressure.
Source: Sceptical Essays, 1928, chapter 12: free thought and official propaganda.
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